1. Tell me about something you liked as a child.

As a child, I loved creative exploration in every sense. I loved to draw and paint and would always have some kind of sketchbook on the go! I also used to enjoy getting lost in other worlds through reading - especially fantasty, sci-fi and magical realism - in fact, I still do!


2. Who is your favorite writer? (Art, books, games, etc.) 

I'That’s such a tough question! In terms of Art, it’s such a range, I love the Surrealist movement - there was an amazing exhibition in London a few years ago that I went to at Tate Modern called Surrealism without Borders where I learned about some amazing and underrated female surrealists such as Helen Lunderberg, Eileen Agar and Leonora Carrington. This movement has had a definite influence on my own work. Also, love abstract expressionism - love CY Twombly and Rothko. My favourite authors I love the sci fi worlds built by Iain M Banks and the magical worlds of Murukami. 


3. What was your personal motivation to work on art?

IIt’s what I enjoy the most, the times when I feel truly in a state of flow state are when I am creating something or within a creative practice of some kind. I view creativity as almost akin to a spiritual practice - it helps you process your thoughts and feelings. 


4. Tell us about your worldview to understand your work, and what methodology do you
use to capture it in your art?

I believe our subconscious permeates reality and that there are different realms or ‘layers’ of existence. I remember conducting an experiment once in a lucid dream I had, to try and determine if what I was experiencing through all my senses was indiscernible from waking reality - and I could find no difference between the two (except when I was lucid dreaming I was a spirit). It made me feel more open to the metaphysical view that there are different layers of existence. Some even say when we dream we visit parallel universes. These kinds of wonderings influence my work deeply.  In terms of capturing this in my work, I often start with some kind of concept I’d like to explore. For example, I have a current series of work based on altered states of sleep people experience - e.g. sleep paralysis and insomnia. In general, I enjoy playing about with more abstract or blurry AI imagery to draw out the most idiosyncratic results from programmes like Runway. I also enjoy experimenting with time interpolation and distortion effects in After Effects to create the aesthetic I’m after.